Best suburbs to live in Sydney
Every suburb within 60 km of Sydney Town Hall.
Sydney suburbs at a glance — from harbourside dress-circle postcodes to the Blue Mountains foothills. Compare 700+ metro suburbs on schools, walkability, bushfire and flood risk, and median house price side by side.
Greater Sydney has 921 suburbs by the ABS count (2021), 906 of them with residents. This page covers the 644 within 60 km of Sydney Town Hall, home to 4,563,607 residents. Blacktown is the most populated metro suburb with a population of 50,961. By land area the biggest is Glenorie at 79.4 km².
Sydney median house prices range from $750,000 to $6.6 million.
50,961 residents
47,831 sales, Oct 2024 – Oct 2026
The Sydney city area is the Country of the Gadigal, one of about 29 clan groups of the Sydney region known collectively as the Eora Nation. There is no city-wide traditional name in official use — Warrane is the gazetted dual name for Sydney Cove, not for Sydney.
Source: City of Sydney.
Median house price by suburb
Each suburb is shaded by its median sold house price, in five equal-sized bands. Suburbs with no recent recorded sales are shown in grey — they are not the cheapest, they are unknown.
Boundaries: ABS Suburbs and Localities (SAL) 2021, simplified for display.
Median sale price in Sydney
Oct 2026Houses
$1.48M
941 sales that month
Units
$800K
785 sales that month
Median of every recorded sale across metro Sydney that month — not an average of suburb medians, which a handful of small expensive suburbs would pull well above the market. Months with fewer than 30 sales are not counted, and the newest months revise upward as settlements are recorded.
Median asking rent in Sydney
Oct 2026Houses
$900/wk
2,002 rental listings that month
Units
$800/wk
1,824 rental listings that month
Advertised weekly rents across metro Sydney, not signed leases. This series starts later than the sale data — rents were not collected before late 2020.
Popular rankings for Sydney
- Best Sydney suburbs for families with good primary schoolsRanked top-15 · family + primary schools
- Best Sydney suburbs for families with good high schoolsRanked top-15 · family + high schools
- Best Sydney suburbs for electric-vehicle adoptionRanked top-15 · EV-friendly suburbs
- Best Sydney suburbs to rent inRanked top-15 · best suburbs to rent
- Best Sydney suburbs for public transportRanked top-15 · transit-friendly suburbs
- Fastest growing Sydney suburbs (2016-2021)Ranked top-15 · fastest growing
- Sportiest Sydney suburbsRanked top-15 · most sport facilities
- Sydney suburbs where the most people cycle to workRanked top-15 · most cycle to work
- Most walkable Sydney suburbsRanked top-15 · most walkable
- Best Sydney suburbs for NBN internetRanked top-15 · best NBN connectivity
- Best Sydney suburbs for rental yieldRanked top-15 · highest rental yield
- Best Sydney suburbs for property investorsRanked top-15 · investor-friendly suburbs
- Best Sydney suburbs for owner-occupiersRanked top-15 · owner-occupier suburbs
- Best Sydney suburbs for young professionalsRanked top-15 · young professionals
- Best Sydney suburbs for first-home buyersRanked top-15 · first-home buyer picks
- Sydney suburbs where young families liveRanked top-15 · where young families live
- Sydney suburbs where seniors liveRanked top-15 · where seniors live
- Sydney's most educated suburbsRanked top-15 · most educated suburbs
- Sydney's highest-income suburbsRanked top-15 · highest household income
- Safest suburbs in SydneyRanked top-15 · safest suburbs
- Most liveable suburbs in SydneyRanked top-15 · most liveable suburbs
- Suburbs to avoid in SydneyRanked top-15 · suburbs to avoid
- Best beachside suburbs in SydneyRanked top-15 · beachside suburbs
- Greenest suburbs in SydneyRanked top-15 · greenest suburbs
- Suburbs with the biggest blocks in SydneyRanked top-15 · biggest blocks
- Suburbs where rents are rising fastest in SydneyRanked top-15 · rents rising fastest
- Best Sydney suburbs for rooftop solarRanked top-15 · rooftop solar suburbs
- Sydney suburbs where homes are owned outrightRanked top-15 · homes owned outright
- Sydney suburbs with the most apartmentsRanked top-15 · most apartments
Community demographics in Sydney
- Sydney suburbs with the largest Muslim communityRanked top-15 · largest Muslim community
- Sydney suburbs with the largest Hindu communityRanked top-15 · largest Hindu community
- Sydney suburbs with the largest Buddhist communityRanked top-15 · largest Buddhist community
- Sydney suburbs with the largest Sikh communityRanked top-15 · largest Sikh community
- Sydney suburbs with the largest Jewish communityRanked top-15 · largest Jewish community
- Sydney suburbs with the largest non-religious populationRanked top-15 · largest non-religious population
Suburbs with the largest religious communities, from the 2021 Census.
Where communities live in Sydney
- Where the Chinese community lives in SydneyRanked top-15 · Chinese community
- Where the Indian community lives in SydneyRanked top-15 · Indian community
- Where the Italian community lives in SydneyRanked top-15 · Italian community
- Where the Greek community lives in SydneyRanked top-15 · Greek community
- Where the Vietnamese community lives in SydneyRanked top-15 · Vietnamese community
- Where the Lebanese community lives in SydneyRanked top-15 · Lebanese community
- Where the Filipino community lives in SydneyRanked top-15 · Filipino community
- Where the Korean community lives in SydneyRanked top-15 · Korean community
- Where the British community lives in SydneyRanked top-15 · British community
- Where the New Zealand community lives in SydneyRanked top-15 · New Zealand community
- Where the Nepali community lives in SydneyRanked top-15 · Nepali community
- Where the Iraqi community lives in SydneyRanked top-15 · Iraqi community
- Where the Maltese community lives in SydneyRanked top-15 · Maltese community
- Where the Samoan community lives in SydneyRanked top-15 · Samoan community
- Where the Macedonian community lives in SydneyRanked top-15 · Macedonian community
- Where the Malaysian community lives in SydneyRanked top-15 · Malaysian community
- Where the Afghan community lives in SydneyRanked top-15 · Afghan community
- Where the Bangladeshi community lives in SydneyRanked top-15 · Bangladeshi community
- Where the Turkish community lives in SydneyRanked top-15 · Turkish community
- Where the South African community lives in SydneyRanked top-15 · South African community
- Where the Sri Lankan community lives in SydneyRanked top-15 · Sri Lankan community
- Where the Pakistani community lives in SydneyRanked top-15 · Pakistani community
- Where the Serbian community lives in SydneyRanked top-15 · Serbian community
Suburbs with the largest ancestry communities, showing ancestry, country of birth and language together, from the 2021 Census.
Most Populated Suburbs
Fastest Growing Suburbs
Most New Housing
Best Schools Quality
Most Expensive Houses
Most Affordable Houses
Highest Rental Yield (Houses)
Common questions about Sydney
How many suburbs are in Sydney?
Greater Sydney has 921 suburbs by the ABS count (2021), 906 of them with residents. This page covers the 644 within 60 km of Sydney Town Hall, home to 4,563,607 residents.
What is the largest Sydney suburb?
Blacktown is the most populated metro suburb with a population of 50,961 (ABS Census 2021). By land area the biggest is Glenorie at 79.4 km².
What are the best suburbs to live in Sydney?
The top-rated Sydney suburbs on SuburbScan are The Rocks, Wollstonecraft, and Darlington, ranked by our composite Liveability grade combining school quality, safety, SEIFA socio-economic advantage, walkability and CBD access.
Which are the most affordable Sydney suburbs?
The most affordable Sydney suburbs by median house price are Prospect, Oxley Park, and Willmot, based on the last six months of public property listings.
What is the median house price range in Sydney?
Median house prices across Sydney range from $750,000 to $6,600,000, based on the last six months of public property listings.
Whose Country is Sydney on?
The Sydney city area is the Country of the Gadigal, one of about 29 clan groups of the Sydney region known collectively as the Eora Nation. There is no city-wide traditional name in official use — Warrane is the gazetted dual name for Sydney Cove, not for Sydney. Source: City of Sydney.